Clarifying the Connections Between Green Space, Urban Climate, and Heat-Related Mortality

Affiliations

¹ David M. Hondula and Matei Georgescu are with the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University, Tempe. Robert E. Davis is with the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

Editorial

David M Hondula et al. Am J Public Health. 2018 Apr.

. 2018 Apr;108(S2):S62-S63.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304295.

¹ David M. Hondula and Matei Georgescu are with the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University, Tempe. Robert E. Davis is with the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

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